
After helping set the stage for artists like SZA and Khalid, the R&B singer's sophomore album compacts brilliant vocal nuance into Top 40 packages
After helping set the stage for artists like SZA and Khalid, the R&B singer's sophomore album compacts brilliant vocal nuance into Top 40 packages
His first album of originals in more than a decade has all the qualities that have defined him as one of America's greatest songwriters
The chart-topping MC puts on her bloody shoes and dances the blues
Pop heavies like Demi Lovato and Lady Gaga pay their respects, but most of the revelations come from Nashville
Hard-sparkling guitars and an out-of-towners' approach to English make the band's classic indie references seem fresh again
Chris Cornell, Willie Nelson, Elvis Costello, John Mellencamp and more rework the legend's poetry, letters and lyrics
Forward-looking but vintage-feeling, the 24-year-old artist's debut LP recalls classic Beck and Outkast
Abel Tesfaye's latest recalls his earlier, darker work and finds a new level of honest romantic affliction
Musgraves' 'Golden Hour' and McBryde's 'Girl Goin' Nowhere' show country artists making up their own rules while still delivering classic songs
Mixing beloved classics and Eighties cast-offs, the 72-year-old soul singer daringly reshapes the Dylan legend
A pair of new albums show it's been a long time since "Last Nite"
As scads of young bands gravitate towards golden-age sounds, veteran heroes are still making excellent, urgent music
Haters may hate. But White remains a rock and roll white guy who isn't afraid to wrestle with big issues.
Colin Meloy swaps britches for leather jeans, stylistic fusions and confusions ensue
The face of so-called "mumble rap" switches to bars, with mixed results